- Elevation
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 15.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9126, -76.9416
Aquatic Gardens is a park, at a recorded 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Deanwood, a park 0.6 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 4 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aquatic Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 273° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 311° | 156 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 265° | 144 m | 13.0 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 267° | 140 m | 11.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 16.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 261° | 137 m | 13.7 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 257° | 125 m | 11.3 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 291° | 123 m | 7.7 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 4.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 11.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Deanwood: 0.6 mi
- Fort Circle Park: 0.6 mi
- Woodson Junior Recreation Center: 1.1 mi
- Fort Lincoln Recreation Center: 1.2 mi
- Dakota Park: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- IDEA Academy garden: 0.6 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 0.7 mi
- Asian Collections: 0.7 mi
- Dogwood Collection: 0.8 mi
- Gotelli Dwarf and Slow Growing Conifer Collection: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Charles Jackson: 0.7 mi
- Ghost Bike Memorial: 1.3 mi
- National Capitol Columns: 1.4 mi
- United Brick Corporation Brick Company: 1.4 mi
- Gideon's Garden: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Mahan Park: 1.2 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 1.7 mi
- Alger Park: 3.6 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 4.9 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 6.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
- Riding High: 2.6 mi
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Statue: 2.6 mi
- Gypsy: 2.7 mi
- Hyattsville Horns: 2.7 mi
- Dusk of H Street: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- John Smilie: 2.8 mi
- David Walker: 2.8 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 2.8 mi
- Nathaniel Hazard: 2.8 mi
- William Pinkney: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove 29: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 6.0 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 32
- Hickey Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 1.8 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 1.9 mi
- Barnard Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hoover Hill: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 12
- Fishing Shore: 8.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 16.8 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Rosier Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.3 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 23.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 5.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 6.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.5 mi
- Great Falls: 17.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 2 mi
- Hyattsville · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 4 mi
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